LLANELLI described it as business as usual at Stradey Park last night as the club began to come to terms with the injury suffered by Gareth Jenkins.

LLANELLI described it as business as usual at Stradey Park last night as the club began to come to terms with the injury suffered by Gareth Jenkins.

The Scarlets coach had a pin inserted after fracturing the femur of his right leg near the hip joint after falling off his bicycle on a cycle path at Swiss Valley near Llanelli on Saturday afternoon.

Jenkins is expected to leave Morriston Hospital in Swansea tomorrow but has been ordered to keep his weight off the damaged leg for six weeks.

That will restrict the part he can play and could prevent him from travelling to some away games in the Heineken Cup and Celtic and Welsh-Scottish Leagues.

His assistant, the former Wales centre Nigel Davies, will take charge of on-field sessions with technical assistance coming from team manager Anthony Buchanan and playerfitness coach Wayne Proctor.

"It is a bit unfortunate but these things happen in life. You have just got to get on with it," said the 29-times capped Davies.

"We have got to take it as it comes and we can only look at the short-term.

"Over the next week I will be taking over Gareth's role with some technical input coming from a few individuals. We will also be in close contact with Gareth."

Jenkins, a keen cyclist, crashed his mountain-bike after colliding with an object on the track.

The former Wales forwards coach missed Llanelli's 46-16 Celtic and Welsh-Scottish League triumph over Ebbw Vale at Stradey Park after being taken to hospital.

The master motivator is unlikely to play much of a role in preparing the Llanelli team that faces Irish province

Leinster in the Celtic League at

Stradey on Friday. The Scarlets then go to Ulster next Tuesday before entertaining Bridgend the following weekend.

Davies said, "It is business as usual. It does not affect us in any way although it is obviously not ideal from Gareth's point of view.

"We are still very focused on what we are trying to do this season. Gareth being off the pitch will not disrupt our work at all. I have often been in charge of sessions in the past so it will not be a new experience.

"Anyway it is a short-term measure and Gareth will still be having a considerable input.

"We got the season off to a good start against Ebbw Vale and have got something to build on.

"We were relatively pleased with our performance. Whereas last season we did not really string a performance together for sometime, we can move forward this year."

Davies was especially pleased with the performance of Llanelli's Irish internationals, the Easterby brothers, during the six-try display.

Blindside flanker Simon missed nearly all of last term after sustaining a serious achilles injury in pre-season training while scrum-half Guy was out for a long spell with a broken ankle - both massive blows to the Scarlets' Heineken Cup campaign.

"Both Easterbys looked good while Leigh Davies looked very sharp at inside-centre," said Davies.

"Leigh is back in the Wales squad now and has got the power, the vision and the hands... everything that it takes to be a world-class player.

"He has really worked hard through the summer on his fitness and game.

"I was also very pleased with Gareth Bowen on his debut. He looked a very neat No 10, who kicks the ball well and has picked up our game quickly."